February 2016

Monthly Archives

The accuracy rate for information contained within an electronic health records system (EHR) is only 50%. That is, only half that data can be assumed to be accurate – the rest is wrong. A February 27th article in Modern Healthcare highlights some of the reasons why, within an Emergency Room (ER) setting at least- • […]

Up until recently, most discussions on improving the US healthcare system focused almost solely on medical care. However, non-medical factors may lead to poor health and poor health outcomes. These factors, called social determinants of health, have only recently started receiving attention, and include (among others): • Living conditions – condition of housing • Isolation […]

Escalating healthcare costs are driving companies to collect and analyze “big data” on their employees in an effort to predict who may be at risk of expensive health complications and encourage those employees to alter their behavior to make healthier life choices – such as diet, activity level, etc. Perhaps an individual’s online activity, purchasing […]